Joseph Schweers is an award-winning Canadian cinematographer and a founding member of Amazing Factory Productions based in Vancouver, BC. After graduating from the Film & Video Program at the Art Institute of Vancouver in 2006, he began working primarily in Music Videos, and then later shifted focus to Documentary and Narrative. His narrative and documentary work has been screened at TIFF, Tribeca, Karlovy Vary, VIFF, San Sebastian, as well as many other film festivals around the world, and has earned him several awards for cinematography.

Email
josephschweers@gmail.com

NOMINEE - Leo Awards 2024 - Best Cinematography - Wild Goat Surf
WINNER - Chilliwack International Film Festival 2020 - Best Cinematography - The Loneliest Boy In The World
WINNER - Woodstock Film Festival 2019 - Haskell Wexler Award for Cinematography - Ash
WINNER - Chilliwack International Film Festival 2019 - Best Cinematography - Ash
NOMINEE - Leo Awards 2019 - Best Cinematography - Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
WINNER - Leo Awards 2015 - Best Cinematography - Violent
WINNER - Leo Awards 2015 - Best Editing - Violent
WINNER - Leo Awards 2015 - Best Visual Effects - Violent
WINNER - Leo Awards 2015 - Best Screenwriting - Violent